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Josh and Kyle
Josh and Kyle bring you interesting commentary, analysis and critiques of the unsung medium of the fanfiction genre
Ritual murder stalks the world of our school age heroine. As the world conspires against her and descends into chaos, will she protect the world from monsters and science?
Read along here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/886051/1/The-truth?fbclid=IwAR3Qra9l1_zerSrV-Z8oSAAxi2_FjMxJK4Oeq_SEFqfv8ckNaEUT6rJxEL4
Literary devices: Nasty-friend, Mark the Wherewolf, Todd the Hopgoblin, John the Baptist, Operation Papa Bedtime, Todd!, Incense whippets, Science's time of the month, Sunday Night Heat, ASMR Catholic Corner, Herr JarJar Binks, Sus
Things get violent and rambling and wild very quickly. But, as we uncover - that is exactly what it means to be human. To be Johnny.
Link: https://m.fanfiction.net/s/13336836/1/character-confessions-rapheal Literary Devices: Cult 101, Supercut of John Krazinski’s On-Screen Breathing, Turtle P****, Half The Whole Dang Story In One Go, Truth About The Mona Lisa, Lizard Eating Tutorial, Labels, Kyle Watched Drive Last Night
In which we explore and extrapolate the deep mysteries of One Piece. Read along:
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13477612/1/7?fbclid=IwAR2yBGOIB7wSvrqvGfV7zDeJOUsdANMYE5xwSDvhwc3hxoA9BsnlBvxc9n8
Talking Points: Ingraved, Two wolves and a goblin, Wrapping Papper Parappa the Rapper, The spirit of Christmas, the return of Kylorb the omnisomething, stretchy anatomical erotic appendages, butt snakes, lepers
Tom and Jerry as Moby Dick and the human condition. We’re back. "You know cats and dogs are both pets because they can catch mice."
Story: Tom and Jerry In Mammy’s Best Friend Link: https://www.deviantart.com/smashgamer16/art/Tom-and-Jerry-in-Mammy-s-Best-Friend-841530664
Literary Devices: Game of Cat and Mouse and Butter, Axis Alliance, Deep Dish CatSnake, Chicago Wind: It’ll Cut You, Animatronics Anonymous, Time of the Big Troubles, Yahweh Is Cheese, Scream Shaken Not Stirred, Airplanes Are The Modern Tower of Babel, Post-Structural vs Absurdism Feud
New! Improved! CDC Approved! Listen to your fave boys dig deep into the fanfiction world! It's been a whole year of Public Library and we couldn't be happier to bring you to Skyrim with us to celebrate!
Story: Fate of Skyrim Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13059046/1/Fate-of-Skyrim Literary Devices: Dana Carvey, Awake Orc and Polly Pocket, Real Boy Magician, Playing in the Blood. Chess Masters, Hungies UwU, Mistakes Were Made, e-Orc,
A new series? Goosebumps? Of orbs, holes, teens, trains and everything in between.
Read along! Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1460616/1/The-amulets-and-the-evil-forces
Literary Devices: Orb
UwU
Story: Im Katniss Daughter of Apollo this is my story Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13486582/1/Im-Katniss-Daugther-of-Apollo-this-is-my-story Literary Devices: Hungie Hippos, Inverse Pangaea, We Google The Characters From Friends, Vegikick Murphy Tales, World's Largest Man, Stalin Hot Take, Comfront Him, The Spanish Zeus, Inverse Santa Clause, Smash Mouth together, Copious Chanting, Still Hate Teens,
Something truly terrifying happens in this one without us realizing it. As has been said, we barely scan these before reading, and somehow our idiot minds follow the genius of the author. That is, we make a reference, and by dark majiks it happens later in the story. Listen to this Mario Fanfic and weep.
Story: Mario's Adventure Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/626775/1/Mario-s-Adventure Literary Devices: Kyle King of Ducks, Feed It Basketti, Abram of the Uruk-Hai, Up for Job, Crid Barf, Achievest, Dead Hyper link, Gilim, Skelton Pope, Maximum Goof: Death, Bower Thru Hammers 2020, Bowser Bang v Monster Mash, All Things Are Absurd.
We take AI Dungeon 2 for a spin and discover the world of Larion through the eyes of the peasant Dorfold. From his humble pitchfork tossing origins to the necromantic conquest and demon murderer mysteries, we discover a rich world full of wonder and a poignant end for our hero.
Game: AI Dungeon 2 Game Mechanics: 360 Pitchfork Scope, Witch Hat, Boss Mom, Bridge with Doors, Cut-Man, Necromancy, Murder Mystery, Akatosh Cameo
We've never read or seen Percy Jackson, but we understand it better than Percy himself. And we will always remember. Take a wild ride through Tartarus with us.
Story: how i think the mark of athena should have ended Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13450825/1/how-i-think-the-mark-of-athena-should-have-ended Literary Devices: Book Baby Sandwich, Steven "Tartarus" Tyler, Greek Branding, Astrology Insensitivity, Be Our Guest Situation, Grandma's Quilt, Big Mama's House, Mean Sesame Streets, Pig Greek
Come hang with us on this fairly chill Minecraft half-isode. Two adventurers do some stuff and explore the tranquil land of Minecraft. That is, until we realize this isn't Peaceful Mode. It's Survival
Story: The True Story of Dusteo Heronotch pt 1 Link: [broken] Literary Devices: Michael of Delphi, Run On Sentence Exhaustion, Talkeled, Graduation Speech, Talking About Lag for a Long Time, Then Talk About Talkeled, Zombie Kung Fu Practioners, Minecraft Skill Written on Scroll Stored at the Library of Alexandria
A battle of cosmic proportions. A dinosaur with drills for hands. A big lizard with magic radiation breath. Several references to outside material to hide our lack of imagination. One wild ride.
Story: Godzilla and the drill monster Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3845207/1/Godzilla-and-the-drill-monster Literary Devices: McCarthyism Clifford, Enlightened Missile, Rocky from Brooklyn, Are We Dancer, Nuclear Family, RVB Allusion, Chopstick Knowledge, Stacy, Migrating Chunks of City, What It Was Along The Way
This halfisode is a bit more chill, as if reading the great work of Starfox really took it out of us. We explore the mind of the Matrix’s own Laurence Fishburne with a twist. We also evidently work on our stand-up tight five routine about dentists. And we talk about tanks, a lot. Get ready for the most okay episode we’ve produced.
Story: Erupting Volcanoes Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/30425/1/Erupting-Volcanoes Literary Devices: No Blanks When You’re Driving Tanks, Natural Order vs Machine, A Party Cat Reference, Dun DUHN. “New” Form of Irony, Can You Quote Wikipedia, Standard Oil Crash and Burn
We fight tooth and nail to uncover the meaning so deeply entrenched in this story. Anti-heroes, dark tragedy, sitcom allusion, and new language collide in this Starfox tale. It's very confusing. Executive Producer: Dick Wolf
Story: starfox: hero of lylat! Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8282558/1/starfox-hero-of-lylat Literary Devices: The Name That Broke Us, Idiot Horses, Prescient, Fashion Drive, Biblical Allusion, Every Army, Old English Egyptian Words, Yels
We're back and we're going fast with Sanic. Our friendly hedgehog has turned the tables on Robotnik by destroying the Earth out from under him. But can the fastest thing alive escape his own crimes? Does he even want to? Who is next in his killing spree? And what is the deeper meaning?
Story: Chao In Space Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/919556/1/Chao-in-Space Literary Devices: Earthbending Ex Nihilo, Spindash Inertia, SonicDash, Vored and Come Aboard, Shadow Gaslighting, "Antithapy"
In this episode we start strong by avoiding slash fiction, only to stumble into something much worse: the mind of a teenager. Join us as we uncover the power of symbolic language and literary creativity of one Harry Potter fan writer.
Story: The Final Battle Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/78380/1/The-Final-Battle Literary Devices: Ellipses... Feet Routine, Old English is Latin, Behind the Scenes Leak, It's All Allegory, Buckle Beack, Forbidden Forest ;)
We are trying something new. A text-based computer game from the old times let's play, basically. I'm almost certain we make it through about five percent of this game.
Game: Colossal Cave Adventure Game Mechanics: ENIAC, Bird Friend, Dwarf Yelling, Kyle Continues Eating When We Record
A cop story that we manage to tell without using the words "Loose Cannon" and the expression "Turn in your gun and your badge." The story itself is a mystery, but we manage to uncover the truth using the world's most powerful form of logic: Numerology. An Animal Crossing Fanfic.
Story: The Killer Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2594967/1/The-Killer Other Link: https://www.amazon.com/CoinStruction-Make-Your-Money-Grow/dp/B000LMI6PI Literary Devices: Formalism, Deconstructionism, Gun Tongues, Hospital Dates, M. Night's True Name, Flesh House, Charles Dickens Allusion, ZZ Top, Love
The hunter becomes the hunted. Tricks are played. Harsh truths and captivating dialogue are prevalent. It all culminates in a grand scale war and a cameo from the Tony Hawk of RuneScape.
Story: The Night of the Traitor Link: fanfiction.net/s/2795944/1/The-Night-of-the-Traitors Literary Devices: Skulls, Shark Equip Load, Shakespearean Wordsmithery, Chaos Tornado, Mid-Battle Bartering, Berserker-disiac, Death Instruction Manual
Journey with us to the landlocked New Oklahoma where we meet TechnoVikings and learn about trust. A fanfiction set in the Fallout universe in which we learn a valuable lesson from a 10 year old Swedish author translating their work years later to English.
Story: The Prewar Nation Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1604398/1/The-Prewar-nation Literary Devices: OSHA violations, foreshadowing, Jaws Allusion, Eeurop, ǔ̷̡̮͙̝̠̜̙̩͕̯̬̻̮̯̕͜n̶̩̲͔̳̟͍̰̅̅̐ķ̴̢̳̳͍̟͚̙͙̺̰̮̼͍̄̏̓̓̏͌̔̔̓͠n̶͚̘̱̤͎͍̮̔̾̃͂̉͛̊̒̿́̈͘̕͝ͅǫ̶̱̠͆̌͛w̵͔̏̾̒̂a̷̧̧̟̳̬̘͓̼͍͒͐̄́͑͝b̴̡̼̮̺̺͔̖̙̩̠͓̯̣̄͊̈̂͛͋̽̆̎̍̈̄͘̚ͅḻ̴̡̲̬̝͚̗̫͙̆̀̊̏̉̃͐̊̔ͅē̶̢̺ sentence, Bin technology, Minnesota Vikings, Endings
The plane just got a lot more crowded, will there still be room for literature? Will our two explorers discover the depth and richness in this fan fiction? Can they tread through the flood of characters and find meaning? Find out!
Story: Not So Normal (Chapter 2) Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4031267/2/Not-so-normal Literary Devices: Things Can Be Two Things, Deceased Equestrians, Personification, Does Anyone Read These?
Adrift, with no fandom to call home, this tale published on the FanFiction site was categorized under "Misc. Books." We - now seasoned explorers of the fanfiction medium - decided that if anyone could discover its origins, it would be us. This plane ride is about to take the midnight train to anywhere. Don't stop...
Story: Not So Normal Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4031267/1/Not-so-normal Literary Devices: Double Past Tense, Vol-daddy-mort, Personification, Willstopher Shatken, Yin Yang Elves
These two Clone Troopers are unkillable, unstoppable and masterfully skilled. The shenanigans that their escape entails aren't even the highlight of this work of art. Also they discover the true meaning of family or something.
Story: Renagade Troopers Link:https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13208423/1/Renagade-Troopers Literary Devices: Sitcom Man, Personification, Fashion, The Color Red
At a certain point, one of us will claim that this was written by JK Rowling. Do not listen to them. The plot jumps and swings like a certain friendly neighborhood superhero, so bring a Nimbus 2000 and try to keep up
Story: Spider-man vs Red Goblin Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13238587/1/Spider-man-vs-Red-Goblin Literary Devices: Personification, Hairy Potter Cameo, Unreality, Winter Olympic Sports
Plunging into the well of sorrow and pain, we uncover a wisdom beyond cohesive thought. Seriously. At a certain point, we lose our minds. The Lion King. Story: Stand by Me Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2480732/1/Stand-by-me Literary Devices: Doug Mendez Intro Cameo, Personification, Texas, Thesaurus Abuse
Through understanding we discover what matters most in the world. We overcome our distractions and learn deep down what we're made of. A Jurassic Park tale. Story: Highway Raptor Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1536332/1/Highway-Raptor Literary Devices: Personification, Punk Music, the Lidless Eye, Silent Screeching
A rare story whose evocative elements speak for themselves. Our job was merely to put the pieces together. Explore with us. Story: I was Summoned but was Asked to Save Another World Instead Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13013215/1/I-was-Summoned-but-was-Asked-to-Save-Another-World-Instead Literary Devices: Double Entendre, Virtue Inversion, Existential Closet
A new take on the beloved classic, Lord of the Rings. Who can be trusted? Will the heroes survive? Spoiler: it's a tragedy. Story: Quest of the Ring Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/515644/1/Quest-of-the-Ring Literary Devices: Too many Allusions, Telepathy, Power Moves
This half-isode is a short jaunt through ingenuity and obscure literary strategies that create so much more than a Halo Spartan leaving the desert for a dry docked spaceship. Story: Halo Olympus Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12673423/1/Halo-olympus Literary Devices: Active language, Evocative verbs, Dark Tower allusion, Platitudes
We observe and reflect on the power of the individual and the community and their place in the Universe. We are also very much out of our depth, missing some key elements in the source material. Goku and Son Goku are the same person, apparently. Story: Earths Special Forces Link: https://fanfiction.net/s/13081537/1/Earths-Special-Forces Literary Devices: Multiple Personalities, Self and Community, Consuming Concepts, Apostrophe Apoplexy
Our first dive into the treacherous waters of fanfiction. The waters start choppy, but we soon find our sea legs. Story: The Fate of Skyrim Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13059046/1/Fate-of-Skyrim Literary Devices: USS Ulfric, Bombadil Scenario, Man vs Nature vs World Eater